First Baptist Church of Blakely announces their annual "Spiritual Renewal Conference" will begin Sunday, March 11. The guest preacher this year will be Rev. Bill Warrick, pastor of the Williamsburg Community Chapel in Williamsburg, Va. More...

The community is invited to Open House March 13 at the Early County Elementary School. The Open House will begin at 10 a.m. with classroom visits and include lunch. Please RSVP 723-4101 ext. 5101. More...

Dear editor, It was such an honor to travel with the 12-andunder recreation boys and girls basketball team these past two weekends. This wasn't the first time Bob and I have had this special opportunity, but it has been over two years. More...

Minister Ethel Mae Womack Spann, 70, of Blakely died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007. Mrs. Spann was born Nov. 17, 1937, to the late John Henry and Daisy Hodge. She was the founder and pastor of Grace Temple of Hope. Survivors include her husband, L.C. More...

Homemaker Lizzie Ruth Davis White, 94, of Blakely died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at her residence. Mrs. White was born in Early County Nov. 23, 1912, to the late Henry Jackson Davis and Cordele Sheffield Davis. She was a member of Mt. More...

Jacqueline Brown Virgin, 42, of Blakely died Thursday, March 1, 2007. Mrs. Virgin was born May 8, 1964, to the late Lena and Joseph Brown. She was a member of Potter's House Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, Lewis Hilliard. More...

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Lewis Sr. of Ft. Gaines announce the engagement of their daughter, Sheila Lewis, to Scott Eric Smith, son of Sue Ellen Beyl Guelda of Carrollton, Ky., and the late Charles "Ed" Smith Jr. of Hoover, Ala. More...

Joe Robert Brooks announces the engagement and forthcoming wedding of his daughter, Janet Rose Brooks, to Daniel Keith Brewer. Miss Brooks is the daughter of Joe Robert Brooks and the late Myrtis Elizabeth Brooks of Clarksville, Ga. More...

Clint and Brandy Sims proudly announce the birth of their son, Kyser Clint. He was born Jan. 19, 2007, weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 20 inches long. Kyser is the grandson of Kelly and Hazel Sims and Mike and Joyce Holland. More...

A system of powerful storms packing Class F3 tornadoes with wind speeds between 136 and 165 miles per hour passed through the southeast Thursday killing at least 19 people in Georgia and Alabama. More...

Early County schools will get out of class early Thursday, March 8. Students will be released from school at the following times: Elementary and alternative schools - 12:05 p.m.; high school - 12:20 p.m.; and the middle school - 12-30 p.m. More...

System level personnel and school administrators were approved for the 2007- 08 school year at the Early County Board of Education's Feb. 27 meeting. The BOE also discussed SPLOST renewal projects. More...

The Early County Code Enforcement Office reports the following activity for the month of February. Seven permits were issued for mobile homes and one permit was issued for new home construction. More...

Keith Bolin, president of the American Corn Growers Association and a corn farmer from Manlius, Ill., has announced that his organization, as part of a coalition of 215 agriculture and consumer groups, has sent letters to the U.S. More...

The Early County Child Development Center will continue taking applications for the 2007-08 school year until March 16 at Early Child Development Center located at 5038 Freeman Road. Those eligible for Head Start are children ages 3 and 4. More...